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Showing 26912700 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…on or re-publication of a specific work or for the publication of a programme of works(Articles 611-22 et seq.)I.-Publication or re-publication of a specific work :1° A detailed budget ;2° For cinemat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

…eferences to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 and to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 are replaced by the locally applicable provisions…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

…421-56 and R. 421-58, the references to mobile ICT trainees and to article L. 421-31 are deleted; 22° In article R. 421-55: a) The words: "has been convicted under Article L. 8256-1 of the Labour Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…not subject to section 4 of this chapter when they provide legal advice in accordance with article 22 of the aforementioned Order, unless such advice has been provided for the purposes of money laund…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration and various measure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

…request of the dispensing pharmacist providing the on-call service provided for in article L. 5125-22, to meet urgent requirements for prescription medicines in one of the categories provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…shall be compensated on the basis of national solidarity by the Office mentioned in Article L. 1142-22 under the conditions laid down in the second sentence of the third paragraph of Article L. 3122-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…tion services and communal hygiene and health services under the conditions set out in article L. 1422-1 of the Public Health Code; 13° The cost of family record books; 14° The fencing of cemeteries,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594-0 G

Subject to article 691 bis, the following are exempt from land registration tax or registration fees: A. I. - Acquisitions of real estate made by a taxable person within the meaning of article 256 A,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-…

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